Smokeless Tobacco: Library and Links

NCI and NIDCR materials

The following is a list of materials that can be ordered from NCI's Cancer Information Service by calling 1-800-4-CANCER or going to the following Web site and clicking on the Tobacco/Smoking link:
http://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/

Click on the links that appear in blue to view the publication immediately.

Booklets

• Spitting in the Wind
• Spit Tobacco: a guide for quitting
• Smokeless Tobacco Factsheets
• Name Your Poison
• Chew or snuff is real bad stuff (may be ordered; not available for immediate download)

Professional materials

• Tobacco Effects in the Mouth: A National Cancer Institute and National Institute of Dental Research Guide for Health Professionals (may be ordered)
• 3rd International Conference on Smokeless Tobacco

Links

The following list contains links to other web sites that have information about smokeless tobacco. This list is not comprehensive and is provided as a convenience. These links do not imply endorsement by the National Cancer Institute.

NIH Links

• http://www.smokefree.gov/—the government Web site dedicated to quitting smoking developed by NCI and other partners.
• http://www.nidcr.nih.gov—the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Web site. Search under, "smokeless tobacco."
• http://www.nohic.nidcr.nih.gov/index.asp—NIDCR's National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse. Once at the Web site, go to order publications and choose spit tobacco.

Other Links

• http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/tobacco/spit_tobacco.cfm—copy of a spit tobacco pamphlet by the American Academy of Otolaryngology including what's in spit tobacco, physical and mental effects, early warning signs, and tips to quit.
• http://www.tobacco.org/—a general web site about tobacco, smokeless tobacco information is included.
• http://www.methodisthealth.com/health/cancer/tobacco.htm—an article, "The Dipper's Dilemma" written by the Methodist Health Care System, Houston, Texas.
• http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/—the web site of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Search under "smokeless tobacco."
• http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/doc/—the "Doctors Ought to Care" (DOC) web site.
• http://www.oralcancer.org/—The Oral Health Education Foundation web site, contains information about oral cancer.
• http://www.cda.org/public/cch5fs.html—copy of the California Dental Association's pamphlet on smokeless tobacco
• http://www.patch.org/—smokeless tobacco information and tips on quitting for teens from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
• http://www.nstep.org—National Spit Tobacco Education Program Web site dedicated to educating the baseball community and the general public about the dangers of using smokeless tobacco. Also provides tips and resources for quitting smokeless tobacco.
• http://familydoctor.org/handouts/177.html—American Academy of Family Physicians page on smokeless tobacco.

Citations

1. Use of Smokeless Tobacco Among U.S. Adults-1991. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 42(14):263-266, April 16, 1993.
2. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002. Tobacco chapter.
3. Tomar SL, Giovino G. Incidence and predictors of smokeless tobacco use among US youth. Am J Public Health. 1998 Jan;88(1):20-6.
4. Cigarette Smoking Among Adults-United States, 2001. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 52(40): 953-956, October 10, 2003.
   http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/adults_prev/mmwr_highlights_5240.htm
5. Youth Tobacco Surveillance-United States, 2000. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 50(SS-4): 1-92, November 2, 2001.
   http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5004.pdf
6. NHIS 2000.
7. Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco report for the Years 2000 and 2001. Released August 12, 2003.
   http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/08/2k2k1smokeless.pdf
8. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Spit Tobacco: a guide to quitting. June 2000.
9. National Institutes of Health Publication No. 035032. National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse. Oral Cancer: Are You at Risk? February 2003.
10. Winn DM, Blot WJ, Shy CM, Pickle LW, Toledo A, Fraumeni JF Jr. Snuff Dipping and Oral Cancer among Women in the Southern United States. N Engl J Med. 1981 Mar 26;304(13):745-9.
11. Greene JC, Walsh MM, Letendre MA. Prevalence of spit tobacco use across studies of professional baseball players. J Calif Dent Assoc. 1998 May;26(5):358-64.
12. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. Tobacco FAQ: Federal Excise tax table.
    http://ttb.gov/tobacco/faq/index.htm
13. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Fact Sheet on Web site.
    http://www.rti.org/pubs/8742_Excise_Taxes_FR_5-03.pdf May 2003 Excise tax report
14. Bruerd B. Smokeless tobacco use among Native American school children. Public Health Rep. 1990 Mar-Apr;105(2):196-201.
15. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups -African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998